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Oakland Athletics @ Tampa Bay Rays

2004-05-02 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 10177 · 72°F, dome · Wind to CF · 2:21

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Oakland Athletics 8–2. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 4 in the 7th. Mark Hendrickson earned the win. Rocco Baldelli went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7
TBA	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0		8	9

W: Mark Hendrickson L: Tim Hudson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Darren Spagnardi · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: James Hoye · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Eric Byrnes	4	1	2	1	2
Bobby Kielty	4	1	1	0	0
Eric Chavez	4	0	2	1	1
Jermaine Dye	4	0	1	0	1
Eric Karros	4	0	0	0	0
Erubiel Durazo	4	0	1	0	0
Marco Scutaro	4	0	0	0	1
Adam Melhuse	3	0	0	0	1
Frank Menechino	3	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Crawford	4	1	2	2	0	1
Jose Cruz	4	1	0	0	0	0
Aubrey Huff	3	2	1	0	1	0
Rocco Baldelli	4	1	2	2	0	0
Robert Fick	4	0	1	2	0	0
Julio Lugo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tino Martinez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Brook Fordyce	4	1	1	0	0	0
Geoff Blum	3	1	1	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tim Hudson	7.0	9	1	3
Justin Duchscherer	1.0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Mark Hendrickson	6.0	6	3
Travis Harper	2.0	1	3
Danys Baez	1.0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Byrnes: D9/F9LD
Bobby Kielty: 63/G6.2-3
Eric Chavez: 13/G15
Jermaine Dye: 53/G5S

Bot 1

Carl Crawford: S8/G6M
Jose Cruz: 7/F7LM
Aubrey Huff: SB2
Aubrey Huff: W
Rocco Baldelli: 6/P6M
Robert Fick: T4/F9LD.2-H;1-H
Julio Lugo: 53/G5

Top 2

Eric Karros: 63/G6MS
Erubiel Durazo: S8/L8RM
Marco Scutaro: K
Adam Melhuse: WP.1-2
Adam Melhuse: 43/G4

Bot 2

Tino Martinez: 53/G5
Brook Fordyce: 63/G6MS-
Geoff Blum: K

Top 3

Frank Menechino: 8/F8RD
Eric Byrnes: K
Bobby Kielty: D7/L7LS
Eric Chavez: S8/L8RM.2-H
Jermaine Dye: 9/F9M

Bot 3

Carl Crawford: K
Jose Cruz: 43/G4
Aubrey Huff: S9/L9S+
Rocco Baldelli: HR/F78D.1-H
Robert Fick: 8/F8LM

Top 4

Eric Karros: 3/G3
Erubiel Durazo: 43/G4
Marco Scutaro: 3/G3

Bot 4

Julio Lugo: K
Tino Martinez: 43/G4
Brook Fordyce: S7/G56
Geoff Blum: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 5

Adam Melhuse: 31/G3
Frank Menechino: 53/G56-
Eric Byrnes: HR/F78XD
Bobby Kielty: 43/G4

Bot 5

Carl Crawford: 7/F7D
Jose Cruz: 6/P5D
Aubrey Huff: 31/G3

Top 6

Eric Chavez: K
Jermaine Dye: D8/L8LXD+
Eric Karros: 7/F78M
Erubiel Durazo: 7/F7LS

Bot 6

Rocco Baldelli: 63/G6
Robert Fick: 7/F78S
Julio Lugo: 43/G4

Top 7

Marco Scutaro: 2/P2L
Adam Melhuse: K
Frank Menechino: 63/G6

Bot 7

Tino Martinez: S9/L9LS
Brook Fordyce: E1/TH/FO/BG23-.1-2
Geoff Blum: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
Carl Crawford: S9/G34.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2
Jose Cruz: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Aubrey Huff: SBH;SB2.1-3(E3/THH)
Aubrey Huff: PB.3-H(NR)(UR)
Aubrey Huff: 63/G6
Rocco Baldelli: S8/L8LS
Robert Fick: 43/G4

Top 8

Eric Byrnes: K
Bobby Kielty: 8/F8LS
Eric Chavez: S9/L34
Jermaine Dye: K

Bot 8

Julio Lugo: 43/G4
Tino Martinez: K
Brook Fordyce: 7/F78XD

Top 9

Eric Karros: 63/G6
Erubiel Durazo: 5/P5F
Marco Scutaro: 53/G5

Notes & reviews

using the fake to 3B, throw to 1B move, Hudson had Cruz picked off; Karros missed the swipe tag and chased Cruz towards 2B; Karros then threw home trying to get Blum; the throw short-hopped Melhuse and bounced to the backstop allowing Cruz to go to 3B. Orignially scored CSH(E3), changed next day

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